IN THE BROAD EXPANSE OF SPACE ETERNITIES AGO, WE WERE CREATED AND ASSIGNED TO GO BELOW; IT FINALLY CAME MY TURN TO BID MY SAD ADIEU, TO STEP UPON THE STAGE OF LIFE AND MAKE MY GREAT DEBUT.
WITH A TEAR FILLED EYE YOU SAID, “GOODBYE,"
WITH A SADDENED HEART, “FAREWELL”, SAID I;
I TURNED TO LEAVE, BUT PAUSED AND THEN,
WITH A SUDDEN JERK I TURNED AGAIN.
I KNOW THAT GOD WITH HIS PLAN SO DEEP,
WILL CAUSE MY MIND TO FALL ASLEEP;
AND FORGET THE THINGS THAT I KNOW NOW,
BEFORE I GO TO THE EARTH BELOW;
BUT ONE THING I WILL REMEMBER AND CHERISH EVERMORE,
IS THE BEAUTY OF YOUR INNER SOUL, SO RADIANT AND PURE?
IF IT BE HIS WILL, HOPE AND PRAY,
WE MAY MEET AND LOVE AGAIN SOMEDAY;
OH, GOD I WISH THAT I COULD STAY,
BUT AS I LISTENED I HEARD HIM SAY,
"GO NOW MY CHILD, MAKE NO DELAY.”
AND WITH YOUR IMAGE BURNED IN MY SOUL,
I STARTED OFF FOR MY EARTHLY GOAL;
THAT I DID VOWED IN MY HEART SO FULL OF PAIN,
THAT I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU IF WE MET AGAIN;
THEN THE CURTAIN WAS DRAWN AND A VEIL WAS CAST,
ACROSS THE HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST.
ALL WAS FORGOTTEN EXCEPT FOR THE PART,
OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL IMAGE I KEPT IN MY HEART;
AND GOD IN HIS WISDOM GUIDED OUR FEET,
SO THAT DOWN ON EARTH ONCE AGAIN WE COULD MEET.
REMEMBER I SAID, “HAVE WE NOT MET BEFORE,
PERHAPS ON SOME CELESTIAL SHORE ,”
"YES, I KNOW YOU THERE, THE ONE I SOUGHT,
SO YOU SEE MY LOVE, I HAVENT FORGOT."
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